Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals

22-22-9, 12-12-4 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Avalanche COL	0	1	2	0	3
Capitals WSH	1	1	1	1	4

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

30-18-6, 16-9-4 Home

Caps beat Avs in OT, Colorado loses 5th consecutive game

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal, backup Pheonix Copley made 34 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Thursday night to hand struggling Colorado its fifth consecutive loss.

Feb 8, 2019, 03:49 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Avalanche	0	1	2	0	3
	Capitals	1	1	1	1	4

1st Period			COL	WSH
6:31		Andre Burakovsky (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (15), Matt Niskanen (13)	0	1

2nd Period			COL	WSH
0:35		Nathan MacKinnon (28) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyson Barrie (34), Gabriel Landeskog (26)	1	1
8:38		Evgeny Kuznetsov (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (22), John Carlson (41)	1	2

3rd Period		COL	WSH
0:34	Matt Niskanen (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (16), Evgeny Kuznetsov (36)	1	3
5:10	Mikko Rantanen (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (27)	2	3
17:53	Colin Wilson (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Calvert (12), Samuel Girard (13)	3	3

OT Summary			COL	WSH
4:12		Evgeny Kuznetsov (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (23)	3	4

AVALANCHE

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Capitals
3
Avalanche
2

Game 1

17/11

Avalanche
3
Capitals
4

Game 2

8/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Sabres take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division)

Ducks and Golden Knights square off with series tied 1-1

Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)

Ducks pull even with Golden Knights with unexpected defensive gem

Anaheim, one of the weakest goal-prevention teams in the regular season, produced a rare defensive performance in its Game 2 win in Vegas on Wednesday night.

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Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Evgeny KuznetsovC - WSH

Matt NiskanenD - WSH

Mikko RantanenRW - COL

Game Information

Caps beat Avs in OT, Colorado loses 5th consecutive game

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Sabres take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Canadiens

Ducks and Golden Knights square off with series tied 1-1

Ducks pull even with Golden Knights with unexpected defensive gem